Table 1.
Demographic and clinicopathological profile of OSCC patients.
| Variable | Nº (%) |
|---|---|
| Sex | |
| Male | 105 (78.9) |
| Female | 28 (21.1) |
| Age | |
| 0–45 y | 18 (13.5) |
| 46–65 y | 84 (63.2) |
| >65 y | 31 (23.3) |
| Marital status | |
| Single | 31 (23.3) |
| Married | 68 (51.1) |
| Divorced | 18 (13.5) |
| Widowed | 16 (12.0) |
| Living alone* | |
| No | 71 (87.6) |
| Yes | 10 (12.4) |
| Education* | |
| Illiterate | 4 (4.9) |
| Incomplete primary school | 19 (23.5) |
| Elementary school | 39 (48.2) |
| High school | 15 (18.5) |
| University | 4 (4.9) |
| Family income* | |
| R$0/mo | 5 (6.1) |
| <R$1000/mo | 23 (28.4) |
| R$1000–5000/mo | 37 (45.7) |
| >R$5000/mo | 16 (19.8) |
| T classification | |
| T1 | 32 (24.1) |
| T2 | 35 (26.3) |
| T3 | 28 (21.1) |
| T4 | 38 (28.6) |
| Regional metastasis | |
| N0 | 93 (69.9) |
| N+ | 40 (30.1) |
| Clinical stage | |
| I | 32 (24.1) |
| II | 32 (24.1) |
| III | 18 (13.5) |
| IV | 51 (38.3) |
| Histopathologic grade* | |
| In situ | 5 (4.7) |
| Well-differentiated | 25 (23.6) |
| Moderately-differentiates | 70 (66.0) |
| Poorly-differentiated | 6 (5.7) |
| Comorbidity | |
| No | 72 (54.1) |
| Yes | 61 (45.9) |
| CCI score | |
| 0 | 72 (54.1) |
| 1 | 43 (32.3) |
| 2 | 14 (10.5) |
| 3 | 4 (3.0) |
| Pain intensity* | |
| No | 55 (56.7) |
| Minimum | 12 (12.4) |
| Moderate | 23 (23.7) |
| Intense | 7 (7.2) |
Abbreviation: CCI, Charlson Comorbidity Index.
*Variables with missing data.